I’m not good at keeping my mouth shut, but I win a brownie for this one. Over the last 8 months or so while people were telling me about the unclear parts of Shock:, I was quietly listening and writing a new edition with the extraordinary editorial help of Ben Lehman and Cauley Greene. The new edition is version 1.1 and has gone off to press, so now I can tell people about it.
The new version directly addresses the stuff that was missing or unclear before, integrates the various hacks and recommendations that Matthjis Holter assembled, squishes some strange typos and grammatical choices, and tweaks a number here and there to make the game work a little better.
If you submitted a head for bounty, you can either pick your copy up at Gen Con (assuming no printing disasters) or I’ll ship it to you after the con. Likewise, the four reviewers during Sci Fi Week at RPGnet will each get a copy in thanks for their reviews, as promised.
If you want to get yourself a copy ASAP, you can order Shock: 1.0 from my site now (or Indie Press Revolution, of course) and you’ll get not only a copy of 1.0, but a signed copy of 1.1 when it’s off the press. You’ll be able to pick it up from me at Gen Con or I’ll ship it to you.
The price of the book will be going up once this promotion is done, so get your copy before that happens!
Enjoy the Future!
When will 1.1 be ready to ship? I already have a copy of 1.0 but I’d like to get a copy of 1.1 if it’s available before GenCon rolls around. Can you also express how significant the changes are in the 1.1 edition?
1.1 won’t be in my hands until I’ve got to walk out the door to Gen Con. If I’m really super stupid lucky, maybe a couple of days before.
However, I’m gonna cook up a 1.1 PDF for all 1.0 owners. I’ll send it out to folks by email. You’ll have to ask me for it; I don’t have everyone’s address, since I can’t get that info from IPR (I don’t think).
Wait.Everyone who has bought 1.0 can get 1.1 PDF… for free?Am I right?It would be great 🙂
That’s correct!
Email me at joshua@glyphpress.com and I’ll send one out as soon as I’ve polished it up a bit for PDF use.
Which printer did you end up with?
Fidlar Doubleday for this run. So far, they seem very good. I’m supposed to get a proof today, so I’ll be more clear about the nature of this pudding in a few hours.
(Oddly, WordPress was waiting for me to vet that last comment that I wrote. Then it didn’t tell me.